| receding | (adjective) (of a hairline e.g.) moving slowly back | - |
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| receivable | (adjective) awaiting payment | - |
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| received | (adjective) conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers | Synonyms: standard |
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| (adjective) widely accepted as true or worthy | - |
| recent | (adjective) new | - |
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| (adjective) of the immediate past or just previous to the present time | Synonyms: late |
| receptive | (adjective) ready or willing to receive favorably | Synonyms: open |
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| (adjective) able to absorb liquid (not repellent) | - |
| (adjective) of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system | Synonyms: centripetal, sensory |
| (adjective) open to arguments, ideas, or change | - |
| recessed | (adjective) resembling an alcove | - |
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| (adjective) having a sunken area | Synonyms: deep-set, sunken |
| recessional | (adjective) of or relating to receding | - |
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| recessionary | (adjective) of or pertaining to a recession | Synonyms: recessive |
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| recessive | (adjective) (of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical | - |
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| (adjective) of or pertaining to a recession | Synonyms: recessionary |